Beyond the Konpira Steps

  • Kabuki Theatre Experience

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    Kabuki Theatre Experience Go behind the scenes at Kanamaruza, Japan’s oldest surviving complete kabuki theatre, built in Kotohira in 1835. Explore the tatami seating, dressing rooms, hanamichi walkway, trapdoors and human-powered revolving stage; during the spring performance season, the historic playhouse returns to vivid theatrical life. In spring the historic playhouse returns to live performance…

  • Konpira Shrine

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    Konpira Shrine Walking Tour (Kotohira-gu) Follow a local guide up the 785 stone steps to Kotohira-gu, Kagawa’s celebrated mountaintop shrine to seafaring and good fortune. The climb reveals pilgrimage stories, historic buildings, art and traditions that casual visitors often miss, ending with expansive views across the Sanuki Plain. 1,368 steps to the inner shrine. Most…